The home team had won the previous four meetings between Juab and Manti, and Manti kept the tradition alive. The Wasps were dealt a 52-19 defeat at the hands of the Templars on Friday. The Wasps were down 49-12 at the end of the third quarter, which was just too much to recover from.
When it comes to explaining why Juab lost, don't look at Jaden Heap. Despite the final result, he picked up 99 receiving yards and one score. Price Armstrong also deserves some recognition as he rushed for his first rushing yard of the season.
Multiple players turned in solid performances to lead Manti to victory, but perhaps none more so than Carter Mason, who threw for 284 yards and five touchdowns while picking up 11.8 yards per attempt. The dominant performance also gave Mason a new career-high in passer rating (146.5). Tala Taulapapa handled things on the ground, rushing for 130 yards and a rushing touchdown.
Having lost for the first time this season, Juab fell to 3-1. As for Manti, their win was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season, which pushed their record up to 3-1.
Juab didn't take long to hit the field again: they've already played their next game, a 36-35 victory against Grantsville on the 12th. As for Manti, they also wasted no time getting back out on the field and have already played their next matchup, a 51-27 loss against Cedar on the 12th.
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